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FILM PLOTS EXPLAINED BADLY [Summarizing a movie in one sentence...]
National Review ^ | 09/08/2014

Posted on 09/08/2014 8:00:06 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

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THE MALTESE FALCON

A desperate woman thinks that a private investigator will help her retrieve missing property— but he frames her for murder instead.


21 posted on 09/08/2014 8:26:37 AM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Sergeant York: “Hillbilly pacifist backslides, takes it out on Boche turkeys”


22 posted on 09/08/2014 8:27:03 AM PDT by EternalVigilance
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To: SeekAndFind

DAVE

Making destructive liberal policies sound warm and fuzzy.

THE MAN WITH ONE RED SHOW

What? the title didn’t tell you?

SNAKES ON A PLANE

See above.


23 posted on 09/08/2014 8:27:22 AM PDT by pgyanke (Republicans get in trouble when not living up to their principles. Democrats... when they do.)
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Iron Eagle: Lou Gossett, Jr. sh**s all over his Best Supporting Actor award for An Officer and a Gentleman.


24 posted on 09/08/2014 8:32:09 AM PDT by edpc (Wilby 2016)
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To: SeekAndFind

Peter Jackson’s King Kong:

“Dinosaurs fall off cliffs for what seems like hours. And dammit none of them land on Jack Black”


25 posted on 09/08/2014 8:34:18 AM PDT by EternalVigilance
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To: Texas Eagle
"A simple-minded man who led a sheltered life is inexplicably deemed a genius and is groomed to be President of the United States."

Irony is the darndest thing.

26 posted on 09/08/2014 8:35:00 AM PDT by Psalm 73 ("Gentlemen, you can't fight in here - this is the War Room".)
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It’s a Wonderful Life

Bad-tempered guy stumbles around in white soap flakes for an hour or so until some irritating chubby angel convinces him to get over himself.


27 posted on 09/08/2014 8:39:50 AM PDT by Drawsing (Fools show their annoyance at once, the prudent man overlooks an insult. Proverbs 12:16)
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Sling Blade: Mentally challenged misanthrope commits matricide, gets parole, fixes mowers, eats fried taters, commits homicide.


28 posted on 09/08/2014 8:40:27 AM PDT by edpc (Wilby 2016)
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SUMMARY OF ALL JAMES BOND MOVIES...

Secret Agents Leaves Trail of Destruction, gets the blonde, the brunette and every babe in between.


29 posted on 09/08/2014 8:40:42 AM PDT by SeekAndFind (If at first you don't succeed, put it out for beta test.)
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Not a film, but an episode of Star Trek TOS:

Amok Time: Mr Spock gets the mating urge and attacks Captain Kirk.


30 posted on 09/08/2014 8:41:02 AM PDT by Ted Grant
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THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL

Superior aliens arrive on Earth to teach liberalism to Mankind.


31 posted on 09/08/2014 8:43:39 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)
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To: max americana

Ping.


32 posted on 09/08/2014 8:45:09 AM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: SeekAndFind

After Earth: The expected results of combining nepotism with an over-hyped director.


33 posted on 09/08/2014 8:46:17 AM PDT by edpc (Wilby 2016)
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ANIMAL HOUSE

Students get drunk.


34 posted on 09/08/2014 8:47:42 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)
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Kelly’s Heroes: Army misfits and proto-hippies make deal with albino; steal Nazi gold.


35 posted on 09/08/2014 8:53:38 AM PDT by edpc (Wilby 2016)
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2001: A Space Odyssey
Singing, Chess playing, computer on spaceship kills crew. Dave sees stars.

TRON
Stunning 8 bit graphics.

Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Treasure seekers and a fortune in gold dust get blown away. Director's father gets to dance.

The Poseidon Adventure
New wave cinema overturns expectations for a lovely cruise.

The Longest Day
Some British and American soldiers decide to visit France. Germans object. Gun play ensues.

"Ceterum censeo 0bama esse delendam."

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)

LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

36 posted on 09/08/2014 8:59:53 AM PDT by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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To: SeekAndFind

The Shootist:

“Never mess with the bartender. Unless you’re Ron Howard.”


37 posted on 09/08/2014 9:14:22 AM PDT by EternalVigilance
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True Grit:

“Glen Campbell’s lousy acting counterbalanced by the fact that in the end, he dies”


38 posted on 09/08/2014 9:22:05 AM PDT by EternalVigilance
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AVATAR: Pocahontas In Space


39 posted on 09/08/2014 9:25:06 AM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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Its a wonderful life: egotistical narcissist daydreams how his entire hometown would turn into a ghetto if it werent for his existence alone.


40 posted on 09/08/2014 10:11:27 AM PDT by lowbridge
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